Whole Whale

MAY 23, 2022

Also, Dads can be notoriously difficult to find a gift for as there are only so many coffee mugs, golf balls, and ties one person can need. Use hashtags, post photos, and hold contests to get people engaged with your campaign. If you are fundraising on Facebook or Instagram, try to use the native donation tools of that platform.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

The DoGooder Nonprofit Video Contest is back and calling for your best 2011 nonprofit videos! The 6th Annual DoGooder Nonprofit Video Contest is taking submissions starting February 1st. The 6th Annual DoGooder Nonprofit Video Contest is taking submissions starting February 1st. Are you a nonprofit?

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 2, 2022

You can auction off art donated by local artists, as well as jewelry, candles, and other crafts; trips donated by people who own vacation properties or timeshares; and gift cards to popular restaurants and businesses. Facebook makes it easy to do this with its Watch Party feature.

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Whole Whale

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Halloween Costume Contest. The winner could receive a prize, like a gift card to a local restaurant or store. Pumpkin Carving Contest. This is another great contest idea that can get people engaged and excited about your cause. You could even have a costume contest at the party, with prizes for the best costumes!

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NetWits

MARCH 8, 2012

Fundraising Results: Close to 18,000 people participated in this online fundraising contest resulting in over $2 million dollars being given to 1,200 participating nonprofits. percent Facebook activation rate of people talking about the giving day—1,716 of the total 1,726 fans. 1,200 Participating nonprofits. 1,886,434 dollars raised.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 10, 2020

Organic posting, running contests, and incorporating social media marketing in emails are all great ways to get started on your branding journey. Post a Facebook survey. Run a contest! Contests are a great way for nonprofits to quickly extend visibility and get their audience involved and engaged. And the best part?

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Classy

JULY 26, 2021

Here are five ways to motivate new and existing donors to show support with a one-time gift or a recurring donation. . High engagement signals to Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn that your post is quality, which means your content is pushed higher up on supporters’ newsfeeds. . The Right Way to Onboard and Train Volunteers.

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CauseVox

JUNE 9, 2021

Choose a day and actively encourage donations and sharing through all your social media channels, such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Snapchat. Donors love to know that their money was leveraged, and with matching gifts, they’re essentially giving two gifts for the price of one. Live-Streaming.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Facebook: facebook.com/BigCatRescue. In the past year we have raised over $47,000 in an online Razoo contest and $25,000 as prize money in a Facebook contest sponsored by Chase. Organization Size: 125 exotic cats, 9 paid staff, 107 volunteers, 80,000 supporters. Name: Carol Baskin. Title: CEO. Website: BigCatRescue.org.

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NetWits

MAY 25, 2011

As Anthony Sicola’s recently mentioned, fundraisers who use who use social networking tools like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube increase fundraising results by up to 40%. 50 gift card for $5,000 raised). Hold contests. Create contests that reward fundraising activity. Teach Them to Fundraise and Provide Samples.

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CauseVox

APRIL 25, 2022

Relationships built, not just on a one-time gift, but from a foundation of trust in your organization’s methodology and assurance that every donation will make an impact is extremely important for donor satisfaction and ultimately, donor retention. A Facebook post engages your donor AND increases your campaign’s audience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2008

Note: I've had this blog post in a draft for about a week and was reminded about it when I saw this post over at the NTEN blog asking Is Facebook A Bust or Is Obama's Model the Future ? But the denominations of the donations remain small, and it's not clear that one-off contests will lead to more.

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Qgiv

JUNE 4, 2021

Even though the calls were simply to check in with donors and see how they were doing during a trying time, it also resulted in gifts. Focus on how their past gifts are still making a difference and give them opportunities to ask questions about your organization. This is any type of gift that isn’t financial!

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NetWits

AUGUST 23, 2011

Get their first gift. Received at least one gift, but not reached their goal. Not yet received a gift. I haven’t received any gifts and frankly don’t have the time. Include a sample email and talk about the impact of gifts ( Did you know just raising $25 can provide sick kids with a toy this holiday?).

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

You can use a Facebook event, Eventbrite or a simple campaign site like splashthat. Help your supporters out and create a Donation-for-Dad gift that gives them a nice printable or ecard telling their dad that a gift was made in his name. Canva is a great tool for designing images. Website or event page so people can find it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and #GivingTuesday launched #MyGivingStory – a social media campaign and contest that asks people around country to tell their giving stories: to whom they give and why it is meaningful to them. I am honored to be a judge for the contest! The call for submissions runs through November 24.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Or, you could give all of your guests a gift card to a food delivery service like Door Dash or Grub Hub so that they can order their own fancy gala meal for delivery. It can be helpful to host your livestreamed gala event directly on social media like Facebook Live or YouTube live. Integrate social media into your virtual gala.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Despite increasing commercialism, the holidays traditionally get people thinking about ways they can give—whether they’re wrapping gifts for loved ones or donating time and money to a cause they care about. Many local news organizations like to host an annual food or gift drive around the holidays. Team up with local news.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Be sure to include information in a follow-up text or receipt on how donors can manage their recurring gifts. Send an acknowledgment to those who donate and explain how their gift will be used. Promote a text-to-give call-to-action through Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other outlets. Acknowledge donations.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 16, 2013

If you have been following me on Twitter, Facebook, this blog or other social media channels, you know that my father passed away several weeks ago. 128 donors with 45% giving at the suggested minimum donation of $25, 43% gave more than $25 minimum, and 12% gave under the $25 minimum gift amount. Fundraiser.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 17, 2022

The contestants on The Great British Baking Show manage to get it right with impressive frequency. For example, a new project provides grocery store gift cards to college students coping with food insecurity. The organizer set a goal of sending five $100 gift cards each month. A Facebook page that has a lot of engagement.

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Whole Whale

MAY 8, 2020

That means there is ample opportunity to leverage this day of gift-giving to bring joy to mothers around the world AND make an even greater impact for your organization. Encourage people to create Facebook fundraisers to gain community support for their race endeavors. Card Service.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

The DoGooder Nonprofit Video Contest is back and calling for your best 2011 nonprofit videos! The 6th Annual DoGooder Nonprofit Video Contest is taking submissions starting February 1st. The 6th Annual DoGooder Nonprofit Video Contest is taking submissions starting February 1st. Are you a nonprofit?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 30, 2008

In less than 24 hours, I've raised $806 to help children in Cambodia using a new feature in Facebook Causes. Not two minutes had passed after I set up my birthday campaign and added it to my profile, I got pinged from Facebook friends asking how they could install it. Celebrating Birthdays is definitely part of Facebook culture.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 1, 2024

Their gift helps fulfill their personal philanthropic goals. You might get really excited about restaurant nights, candle parties, t-shirt sales, or voting contests. It may not seem like much at first to receive a $10 monthly gift, but over the year that’s $120. Let’s Build Your Fundraising Plan! Monthly giving.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

The Pablove Foundation, an organization focused on pediatric cancer research and treatment, shared a creative stop-motion video highlighting holiday gifts available in their online store for cyber Monday today. Another holiday program that launched recently is the Case Foundation's #GoodSpotting contest. Nonprofit Online Stores.

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NetWits

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

We’ve touched on task-based event fundraising contest here before, but because this way of motivating your supporters is so effective we thought it was time to0 revisit the topic in more details. Use social networks like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. The average online gift size is $60. Belong to a team.

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NetWits

JUNE 22, 2011

Sample tweets, emails, Facebook posts, employee memos, phone scripts, communication plans, and anything else they’ll need to inspire and manage their team. Borrow cultivation ideas from your major gift officers, if needed. Create team-specific communications and contests. And I mean everything. If not, create one next year.

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See3

MAY 28, 2007

It is fueled by easy-to-use blog software, social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook, and the online video phenomenon of YouTube, and a thousand other video sharing sites. One way to get people to create content for you is through contests. A common form of contest among companies is the “create a commercial&# contest.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

The Pablove Foundation, an organization focused on pediatric cancer research and treatment, shared a creative stop-motion video highlighting holiday gifts available in their online store for cyber Monday today. Another holiday program that launched recently is the Case Foundation's #GoodSpotting contest. Nonprofit Online Stores.

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Care2

AUGUST 22, 2013

Share a story, donate money, sign up for a contest, watch a video, etc.). Create a content calendar for the month including the target publish date, channel (Website, Facebook, Twitter, etc) topic or related initiative, call-to-action, and the staff person responsible for producing each piece of content for the month. Link Roundup.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 29, 2022

It’s also a time for gifts and new clothes, making this a great chance to raise funds or donations of new clothing, especially for children. Host a rib, pie, or hot dog eating contest and have “tip jars” for people to show their support for their favorite competitors in the form of donations. BBQ for Good. Mmmm, everyone loves a BBQ.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Does your organization stream live on Instagram, YouTube, Vimeo, or Facebook? Text or attractively designed images on Twitter, Linkedin, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, Clubhouse, etc. Thank them on the anniversary of their gift, directly tying it to a win or impact. Go live and thank the donors or go live with the donor.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2010

All communications were strictly limited to my blog, Twitter and Facebook. Since this was an experiment to test social networking, I did not send an appeal to friends and family in the way people do when they raise funds for a run or walk, or want you to vote for a particular contest. But consider the following: Networking.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Will there be matching gifts? Social media posts (including SnapChats, Instagram Stories, and Facebook Live videos). Matching Gifts. Your Gift Today Gives More. We have a gift for you. Beginning of the Year-End Matching gift campaign. Follow up every gift with a ‘thank you’. Determine your KPIs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

Disruptor: Facebook. Why Facebook is a Fundraising Game Changer: John Haydon, blogger and author of Facebook Marketing for Dummies , believes that without Facebook pushing the limits of how people use social media, fundraising wouldn’t be as social. Not convinced that Facebook has been a disruptor? More than 1.5

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See3

FEBRUARY 11, 2008

In today’s NY Times is an article about Facebook and the difficulty of getting your data removed. So to really delete my entire life on Facebook would mean deleting data from many individual accounts. Make a Google Search Story Video in Under 5 Minutes Ready for Another Video Contest? Once it goes up, it’s up.

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